22:28, 22 January 2013 (diff | hist) . .(+7,469)‎ . .NWeights and fiber fraction ‎ (Created page with "A number of questions invariably come up about the weight of a completed snowboard or ski. Does it have to be as heavy as it is? Is its weight reasonable? What’s the best way t...")

22:55, 18 June 2012 (diff | hist) . .(+2,855)‎ . .NEdge Benders ‎ (Created page with "Edges can be bent completely by hand, but a few simple tools help save your fingers. For snowboards I just use the modified ring roller below to get started and do the rest by ha...")(current)

23:05, 20 May 2012 (diff | hist) . .(+150)‎ . .NCategory:Materials ‎ (Created page with "Articles on materials used either in the construction of snowboards, or on the construction of various equipment and machines used to make snowboards.")(current)

22:33, 20 May 2012 (diff | hist) . .(+1,363)‎ . .NFour-way Clamps ‎ (Created page with "Clamping halves of a core blank, or anything similar, is made much easier by using a simple “4-way” clamp like the ones pictured here. I use the [http://www.woodcraft.com/Pro...")

22:12, 17 May 2012 (diff | hist) . .(+919)‎ . .NMetalworking and Machining Resources ‎ (Created page with "Most of the specialized tools and equipment you need for snowboard construction has to be built by you. This tends to involve a bit of metal working and machining. This page wi...")(current)

21:03, 3 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+243)‎ . .NFile:Stack Slicing Pair Done2.JPG ‎ (A pair of slices complete, with one flipped over to show how they will be assembled into a core later. This is called “bookmatching” the slices. Imagine the pages of a book laid open; the wood in the center is from the same original board.)

18:20, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+581)‎ . .NPipe Clamps ‎ (Created page with "Pipe clamps are useful for building core blanks. They apply reasonable force over a wide distance, and they can be made any length you want by using different pipes. The ends are...")

16:35, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+122)‎ . .NCategory:Core Blanks ‎ (Created page with "The articles in this category are all related to fabrication of core blanks from which ski and snowboard cores can be cut.")(current)

02:48, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+3,766)‎ . .NSlicing a stack ‎ (Created page with "I set my bandsaw up to resaw the stack into slices about 0.5” thick. The stack is less than 2.5” thick from the previous cleanup step, and each pass thru the saw will waste a...")

02:28, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+4,383)‎ . .NBuilding a stack ‎ (Created page with "Once the boards are ready to go the next step is to sort thru them and find nine that make a reasonable stack. The boards don’t have to be perfectly straight so long as they’...")

01:57, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+4,406)‎ . .NWood selection, drying, and prep ‎ (Created page with "You can make a core blank out of pretty much any type of wood. The only wood I use in my blanks is poplar; I add a bit of ash along the edge of the core later when [[Ash edge str...")

01:44, 1 October 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+2,001)‎ . .NCore blank overview ‎ (Created page with "Snowboard cores are typically made up of vertically laminated strips of wood about 2cm wide. The core is machined from a “core blank”, which is usually rectangular, longer, w...")

19:40, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+267)‎ . .NCategory:Resources ‎ (Created page with "The following articles provide links and references for many of the basic skills, tools, and techniques of fields related to snowboard construction. These are resources that I’...")(current)

19:38, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+4,097)‎ . .NWoodworking Resources ‎ (Created page with "A lot of snowboard construction involves working with wood. If you want to build your own core blanks, or even finish a shaped core then you should get more familiar with much of...")

19:37, 31 July 2011 (diff | hist) . .(+449)‎ . .NResources Overview ‎ (Created page with "The following articles provide links and references for many of the basic skills, tools, and techniques of fields related to snowboard construction. These are resources that I’...")(current)